In a coalition effort, the American Hospital Association and six other organizations asked Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to look at five actions that would help the healthcare community meet meaningful use requirements, according to a letter written to HHS.
The groups — which also included the American Medical Association, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, the College of Health Information Management Executives, the Electronic Health Record Association, the Federation of American Hospitals and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society — determined HHS should look at the following five suggestions to help the healthcare community:
• Reduce regulatory complexity.
• Clarify certification and site certification processes.
• Address providers' meaningful use resource requirements.
• Clarify and improve registration, attestation and compliance processes.
• Evaluate regulatory timeline.
Read the letter on solutions to meet meaningful use stage 1 (pdf).
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The groups — which also included the American Medical Association, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, the College of Health Information Management Executives, the Electronic Health Record Association, the Federation of American Hospitals and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society — determined HHS should look at the following five suggestions to help the healthcare community:
• Reduce regulatory complexity.
• Clarify certification and site certification processes.
• Address providers' meaningful use resource requirements.
• Clarify and improve registration, attestation and compliance processes.
• Evaluate regulatory timeline.
Read the letter on solutions to meet meaningful use stage 1 (pdf).
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